San Antonio Animal Care Services advocates for pet adoption over purchasing, highlighting National Celebrate Shelter Pets Day and reminding that adoption from shelters is legal, with pets receiving care and vaccinations.

San Augustine, Texas, is designated a Music Friendly Texas Certified Community, recognized for its potential to enhance music business and attract economic growth.

A Leon Valley church fire forced Rivers of Hope to move fast. The H.O.P.E. pantry will hold a drive‑up "everything must go" giveaway Monday at 2 p.m.

San Antonio celebrates with the H-E-B Christmas Tree Lighting and Ford Holiday River Parade, offering free VIA rides to the events and festive activities like crafts and live music.

The 50th 'Operation Home Cooking' event in San Antonio enabled over 200 families to host military trainees for Thanksgiving, providing them a break from training and a sense of family.

A hand‑crafted, life‑size nativity in George West could be retired unless someone helps shoulder the annual maintenance. The Roberts say the work has become too heavy.

The District 3 Office in San Antonio is partnering with organizations to aid families facing food insecurity, with a focus on volunteering and community engagement.

Relatives say sunken graves and weathered headstones at San Fernando Cemetery II have made holiday visits painful. They want the Archdiocese and city to explain who will fix the grounds.

The Food Bank is staging its Turkey Trot 5K and will serve a Thanksgiving lunch at Haven for Hope, with thousands expected at the race and hundreds to be fed downtown.

This Saturday Comfort's 39th Christmas celebration will honor first responders from this summer’s Hill Country floods with a tree lighting, lighted parade and fireworks.

KIPP Texas says it is reviewing a photo of San Antonio regional superintendent Guadalupe Diaz in a Kristi Noem–style Halloween costume after community criticism. The image touched off concern from former staff and families and is now the subject of an internal review.

SAACS is hosting a Black Furday adoption event with waived fees for pets on November 28 from 1-4 p.m., including sterilization, vaccinations, and a goodie bag.

Some San Antonio residents say new SAWS meters sent bills soaring while the utility says the devices correct long‑running underbilling and help find leaks.